Riddle 16

Riddle

I do not die instantly when my breath departs; it goes forth yet comes back in time. Sometimes I have much spirit, sometimes none at all.

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What am I?

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I possess great virtue: I become soft through fire, and dead fire adheres to me. The fire resides within me though it may not always be seen.

I bear a human's name after their death. The name remains empty, though sweet life has fled. Still, for the good, there is life after life's time.

I have endured more than one body should. I carried three souls, all nurtured within me. Two are gone, but the last one barely survived.

Bound by heavy iron and surrounded by light feathers, I move swiftly through the air. When sent upwards, I return without anyone sending me back.

A mighty tooth am I, 'neath the Eastern skies. Through other lands, in many shapes I rise. No strength remains, but still my charms they prize.

Not great, the greatest virtue I possess; and sweet my breath, though smallness I confess. I neither wound the hand nor bring distress.

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